Well, to sum up, I can only say that given what I know about Greb's strengths, style, and accomplishments in terms of who he beat, and also given...
Yes, your last sentence there is hard to contradict! As for the era, I'd only say that I'd agree with you, though before 1910. Enough fighters...
Part of the problem with that line is that we can discern which of the legendary tales weren't legends. He did fight 45 times in one year and won...
In order to argue that Greb has become ridiculously overrated, you have to be more than wiki-familiar with Greb. You aren't. Worse still, you...
My mistake, I thought you were asking why Greb is making a comeback of sorts in the P4P argument. That was why I responded to your post in the...
Yep. There is. I'm trying to track it down now.
No, I know what his wins looked like because I've read a thousand contemporary accounts and the fight reports back then were often full-page...
Yes, Gans looks good. Langford looks like a modern fighter. I agree on Wilde as well. The fact that fighters tended to fight with their hands down...
I'm on record on this forum criticizing what I called "the cobweb era" of boxing -the era of Corbett, Fitz, and co. I didn't and frankly still...
[MEDIA] 15 seconds of Holman Williams vs. Young Gene Buffalo III (1941)
Thank you. The book trailer is just a minute long. The song and the film clip that begin it are both from 1919: [MEDIA]
I have a 3k-word one ready on Sam Langford. Trying to get it in a mainstream magazine. "The Sun" has it now and I'm hoping they take it.
He'd be an interesting one all right!
Your review is just a rumor at this point. "10%"--? You are hereby obligated to buy 3 copies as a penalty for such an unconscionable request.
I caught your review. Thank you very much for that.
